Lake Küçükçekmece
Lake Küçükçekmece is a lagoon located between the Küçükçekmece, Esenyurt and Avcılar districts of the European portion of Istanbul Province, northwestern Turkey.Photo: Dkrebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Turkey
- Also known as: “Küçük-çekmece”, “Kucukcekmece Golu”, and “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Halkalı railway station and Mustafa Kemal railway station.
Halkalı railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Halkalı station is the westernmost station on the Marmaray line as well as in Istanbul. The station also services regional trains to Edirne, Uzunköprü, Çerkezköy and international trains to Sofia.
Mustafa Kemal railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mustafa Kemal station, known as Soğuksu station until 2013, is a railway station on the Marmaray commuter rail line, in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in Cumhuriyet neighborhood of Küçükçekmece district. Mustafa Kemal railway station is situated 2½ km east of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Küçükçekmece railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Küçükçekmece railway station is a railway station in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul. The station was originally built in 1872 by the Oriental Railway. In 1955, the station was rebuilt as a stop on the Istanbul suburban commuter rail line until 2013, when the entire line was closed down for expansion and renovation. Küçükçekmece railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halkalı and Küçükçekmece.
Halkalı
Quarter
The Western Suburbs are a collection of Istanbul neighbourhoods, lying west of the Old City walls and sprawling across the Thracian peninsula. Halkalı is situated 3 km northeast of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Küçükçekmece
Town
Küçükçekmece, is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 44 km2, and its population was 789,033 in 2024. It is 23 kilometers west of the city centre and lies next to Lake Küçükçekmece. Küçükçekmece is situated 3 km southeast of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Avcılar
Town
Photo: Sinan Şahin, CC BY 3.0.
Avcılar is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 50 km2, and its population is 452,132. It is on the European side of the city, just to the west of the Küçükçekmece inlet of the Sea of Marmara. Avcılar is situated 4 km southwest of Lake Küçükçekmece.
Lake Küçükçekmece
- Category: body of water
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Lake Küçükçekmece” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة كوجك جكمجة”
- Azerbaijani: “Kiçikçəkməcə gölü”
- Bulgarian: “Кючукчекмедже (езеро)”
- Bulgarian: “Кючукчекмедже”
- Catalan: “llac de Küçükçekmece”
- Cebuano: “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
- Chinese: “小切克梅傑湖”
- Chinese: “小切克梅杰湖”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره كوكوكسيكميس”
- French: “lac de Küçükçekmece”
- French: “Lac de Küçükçekmece”
- German: “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
- German: “Küçükçekmece-See”
- Hebrew: “קוצ׳וקצ׳קמגה גוֹל”
- Italian: “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
- Italian: “Lago di Küçükçekmece”
- Japanese: “キュチュクチェクメツェ湖”
- Russian: “Кючюкчекмедже”
- Slovenian: “Küçükçekmeško jezero”
- Swedish: “Küçükçekmece-sjön”
- Turkish: “Küçük Çekmece Gölü”
- Turkish: “Küçükçekmece gölü”
- Turkish: “Küçükçekmece Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Кючюкчекмедже”
- Venetian: “lago de Küçükçekmece”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Soğuksu Çiftliği and Firuzköy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tarihi Küçükçekmece Köprüsü and Grand Hotel Avcilar.
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